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Logan Martin, living up to the hype.

Logan Martin didn’t have much down time Friday.

The Coupeville grad, now a sophomore at Central Washington University, threw in three events at the John Knight Twilight meet in Monmouth, Oregon.

Martin’s best showing came in his premier event, the hammer throw, where he placed second out of 16 competitors, launching the implement 173 feet, one inch.

He was nearly two feet ahead of the third-place chucker, and hot on the heels of eventual winner Donaven Humphries of Clackamas College.

While the hammer is where Martin wows the audience, he also competes in the shot put and discus, and placed in the top half of the field in both events in Oregon.

The former Wolf finished 11th (out of 23 throwers) in the shot put with a heave of 40-07.75 and 12th in the discus (out of 24 hurlers), with his throw plummeting back to Earth at the 120-09 mark.

His performance Friday continues a life-long odyssey of being really, really good at athletic pursuits, as Martin played soccer, tennis, and basketball in addition to track and field during his CHS days.

Central Washington is next scheduled to compete April 11 at the Whitworth Twilight meet in Spokane.

Jon Atkins

He’s movin’ on up.

Former Coupeville football coach Jon Atkins is now the Athletic Director at Mariner High School in Everett.

That’s a 4A institution which plays in Wesco.

Atkins, who is also an Assistant Principal at Mariner, made the job change public on Facebook Friday afternoon.

“Athletics has been a huge part of my life and now I get to serve in my dream job!” he wrote.

Atkins, who was also a girls’ basketball coach in Oak Harbor, worked the gridiron sidelines at Coupeville High School from 2016-2017.

He will be best remembered by Wolf Nation for posting a perfect record against archrival South Whidbey, leading Coupeville to back-to-back wins in the annual Bucket Game.

Grace Roberts fires a fastball. (Photo courtesy Jennifer Roberts)

Whether she lives on Whidbey or in far-flung destinations, Grace Roberts is a winner.

The latest in a long line of distinguished athletes from her family, the former Wolf is now a multi-sport star in Eastern Washington.

Jay and Jennifer Robert’s daughter is a freshman at Chelan High School and was recently honored as an Athlete of the Month by the Mountain Goats.

Grace, who played sports in Coupeville through middle school, is currently playing softball after having stellar volleyball seasons as both a school and club spiker.

In being honored during the month of March, the youngest Roberts was hailed for her integrity.

Grace is respectful, reliable, and always does what is asked of her,” Chelan sports officials said in a statement.

“She responds well to criticism and is quick to own and correct mistakes.”

The diamond dandy is following in the footsteps of big sisters Madeline and Ally, who were both standout athletes during their own Coupeville High School days.

Grace’s cousins, Lindsey and Landon Roberts, as well as Uncle Jon Roberts, mom (as Jennifer Eelkema) and pops, and Grandfather Sandy Roberts all made their marks as Wolf athletes.

Jay Roberts is still on the CHS track record board from way back in 1986, when he helped set the school’s 4 x 100 mark.

Doing him two better, Lindsey Roberts appears three times on that same big board, appearing under the 4 x 1, 4 x 2, and 100 hurdles.

Wolf senior Peyton Caveness is filling up the stat sheet. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

Every at-bat, every pitch recorded for posterity.

Coupeville High School baseball coaches use Game Changer to record stats, which makes it easy for me to poach their numbers.

So, as the Wolves rest up during spring break, here’s a look at where stats sit through nine games.

Steven Gonzalez rips an RBI single. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

 

HITTING:

 

At-Bats:

Landon Roberts – 26
Peyton Caveness – 25
Yohannon Sandles
– 25
Cole White
– 24
Jack Porter
– 22
Aiden O’Neill
 – 19
Camden Glover
– 16
Coop Cooper
– 14
Johnny Porter
– 13
Seth Woollet
– 9
Aidyn McDermott
– 6
Matthew Gilbert
– 5
Carson Grove – 2
Jack Farrell – 1
Steven Gonzalez – 1
Jayden Little – 1

 

Hits:

Sandles – 10
Caveness – 9
White – 7
Ja. Porter – 5
Roberts – 4
Jo. Porter – 3
Cooper – 2
Glover – 2
Grove – 2
McDermott – 2
O’Neill – 2
Gilbert – 1
Gonzalez – 1

 

Runs:

White – 7
O’Neill – 6
Ja. Porter – 5
Roberts – 5
Caveness – 4
Glover – 4
O’Neill – 4
Sandles – 4
Cooper – 3
Jo. Porter – 3
Gilbert – 2
McDermott – 2
Grove – 1

 

2B’s:

Caveness – 3
Ja. Porter – 2
Jo. Porter – 1
Sandles – 1

 

3B’s:

Caveness – 3
Ja. Porter – 2
O’Neill – 1

 

RBI:

Sandles – 7
Caveness – 6
Ja. Porter – 5
Cooper – 4
Jo. Porter – 4
O’Neill – 3
White – 2
Glover – 1
Gonzalez – 1
Grove – 1
McDermott – 1
Roberts – 1
Woollet – 1

 

Walks:

Glover – 8
O’Neill – 8
Caveness – 5
Cooper – 5
Ja. Porter – 4
Roberts – 3
White – 3
Jo. Porter – 2
Sandles – 2
Gilbert – 1
McDermott – 1
Woollet – 1

 

Stolen Bases:

Roberts – 9
Caveness – 4
O’Neill – 4
White – 3
Ja. Porter – 2
Glover – 1
McDermott – 1
Ja. Porter – 1

 

Batting Average:

Gonzalez – 1.000
Grove – 1.000
Sandles – .400
Caveness – .360
McDermott – .333
White – .292
Jo. Porter – .231
Ja. Porter – .227
Gilbert – .200
Roberts – .154
Cooper – .143
Glover – .125
O’Neill – .105

 

Landon Roberts deals. (Morgan White photo)

 

PITCHING:

 

Games:

Glover – 6
Caveness – 5
Roberts – 4
O’Neill – 3
Gilbert – 2
Grove – 2
White
– 2
Woollet
– 2
Ja. Porter
– 1

 

Starts:

Roberts – 4
Caveness – 3
O’Neill – 1
Woollet – 1

 

Hits:

Roberts – 18
Woollet – 11
Caveness – 10
Glover – 10
Grove – 6
O’Neill – 3
White – 3

 

Runs:

Roberts – 29
Caveness – 16
Glover – 10
O’Neill – 9
Woollet – 8
Grove – 6
Gilbert – 5
White – 3

 

Earned Runs:

Roberts – 14
O’Neill – 8
Caveness – 7
Glover – 6
Gilbert – 2
White – 2
Woollet – 2

 

Walks:

Roberts – 25
Glover – 23
Caveness – 22
O’Neill – 14
Grove – 5
Gilbert – 4
White – 4
Ja. Porter – 1
Woollet – 1

 

Strikeouts:

Roberts – 18
Caveness – 16
Glover – 15
Gilbert – 3
Grove – 3
Woollet – 3
Ja. Porter – 2
O’Neill – 1
White – 1

 

Innings Pitched:

Roberts – 16.1
Caveness – 13.2
Glover – 10.0
Woollet – 4.1
O’Neill – 3.0
Grove – 2.1
Gilbert – 1.0
Ja. Porter – 1.0
White – 0.1

 

Batters Faced:

Roberts – 100
Caveness – 74
Glover – 62
Woollet – 28
O’Neill – 26
Grove – 15
Gilbert – 10
White – 9
Ja. Porter – 4

“Bow before the fury of our mighty bats, puny mortals!” (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

We love it. We hate it. We sort of respect it.

With spring sports in full swing, the Washington Interscholastic Activities Association is back at it, issuing RPI rankings and hoping we’ll take them seriously.

At least this time, unlike during basketball season, there doesn’t appear to be any non-existent teams atop the 1B rankings. So, that’s a start.

And, of course, since we’re shameless hype hounds here at Coupeville Sports, if the WIAA plops a Wolf team somewhere in their top 10, we’re going to acknowledge it.

So, with that being said, the first RPI rankings of spring showcase the CHS softball sluggers at #10 among 2B schools.

Some semi-official respect.

The Wolf sluggers, who start three 8th graders and two freshmen, while having no seniors on the roster, are a sturdy 5-1 on the season.

Spring break has put a temporary hold on games, but Coupeville returns to action next week with four games — two at home and two on the road.

After that, a continued rise up the ol’ rankings chart should be in order.